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David Nesbit

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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Can you keep a secret? Forty years of shame

Submitted to Contest #316

Can you keep a secret? Forty years of shame“Can you keep a secret?” Jason asked me.This was unusual vocabulary to use. We never spoke to each other like this normally, as under normal conditions, Jason would have simply said, ‘Don’t tell anyone,’ or even, ‘Keep this to yourself.’Why was he now speaking in this semi-formal, stilted manner, I wondered. Whatever he wanted to tell me, it had to be pretty important, I figured, so I merely nodded in acquiescence.…….​Jason and I had known each other for about four years, since I had moved into the ...

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Letters to Surabaya

Submitted to Contest #294

Letters to SurabayaDearest Daniel,                                              28/8/93I ‘ve just got home from the airport and I miss you already. When you left, you took the better part of me with you.How am I going to get through the next year without you?It’s too hard.I can’t write any more.I have no soul. ...

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Moving On

Submitted to Contest #186

“Hey.” “Hey. You made it then.” “‘Course I did. I told you I would be here, didn’t I?” “Yes.” “Do you want something?” “Just a drink. You? No, don’t get up. I’ll get it.” “So.” “So.” “Say something, then.” “I don’t know what to say. You say something.” “Ahh. Where to….” “...begin?” “Exactly.” “Yeah.” “ So? Is it definite?”  “ Come on.” “ ‘Come on’, what?” “We can’t have this conversation again, can we? We’ve been over this again and again.” “Yes. I know…It’s just, you know…” “It is what it is, Dan. It just is.” “I know.” “What are you...

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